Among the greatest tumblers of the 21st century there are two who can take records to another level
This post came to mind yesterday when I saw this tweet about the best voltamaniacs of this century.
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????♂️ Grand Tours
???? 21st century1⃣ ???????? @chrisfroome
2⃣ ???????? Contador
3⃣ ???????? Nibali
4⃣ ???????? @rogla
5⃣ ???????? Heras
6⃣ ???????? @TamauPogi
7⃣ ???????? @VingegaardJonas
8⃣ ???????? @Eganbernal
9⃣ ???????? @NairoQuinCo
???? ???????? Basso✍️ The @Tour of Italy starts 04.05 pic.twitter.com/eCS4oRcheN
— ???? Historical Classifications (@ClasiHistorica) January 10, 2024
There are those that are and although some would put it higher and others, lower, the truth is that the image is realistic about what we have seen in the last 24 years.
Of course, you will allow me to remove the statistical value of Roberto Heras’ three Vueltas and aim for two and make a 5+1 with the best vueltómanias that we have enjoyed this century, and even millennium.
Chris Froome, the best among recent converts
Who would have imagined that Barloworld was on its way to being the best on this list?
Statistically Froome is the bestwithout a doubt, statistically and also in certain sensations, because with him the victory became a kind of routine that was very successful for him, but almost lethal for cycling.
Of the four Tours that the Englishman won, I only cherish the first one, the other three were an unbearable lead in many phases in which the block was imposedthe gregarious stars of Team Sky, to the crowd.
It is curious, with two Tours and four Tours, we will always remember Froome for his Sestriere climb with which he won the Giro, his seventh and last grand tour.
Alberto counter
Pinto’s could be the best on this list with some slack if it weren’t for those picograms that took away two wins from him.
I am not in this post to discuss that decision, but to highlight one of the best Spanish cyclists in history, for me the third in general, after Indurain and Valverde.
There are two “Counters”, the one before and after his sanction.
The one before 2012 was a winning machine, because it did everything well.
His 2009 Tour is the best example of what I’m saying, when he won a time trial at Cancellara dressed in yellow.
The one afterward achieved three great laps, mind you, which is no small feat, but now He was a runner who based his success on character and taking the race a little further.
I hope this reality is the 2012 Vuelta, when a general victory that Purito believed was his.
There will always remain the doubt of the 2014 Tour.
Vincenzo Nibali
The winner of the aforementioned Tour that raises doubts in me about Contador, the one from 2014.
That a cyclist like the Italian has won three grand tours is the best endorsement of the importance of intelligence on the road.
His performance surely did not reach the numbers of many of his rivals, but Nibali knew how to create a truly cult track record With two Giros, the Vuelta that he beats Mosquera and the Tour in which he was not riding, he was literally flying.
Primoz Roglic
Still with options to expand his record among the best Vuelta fans, and king of the Vuelta this century, with three wins in a row.
His coldness in many parts of his career has earned him great successes, but also, I think, losing a Tour that seemed in his control.
At the height of this extreme calculation, the Giro that Geraint Thomas wins with 24 hours to go.
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard
I already said that the list was a top 5+1.
In terms of number of victories, they are not among the best, but these two have taken the grand tours to another level, with three consecutive Tours won by both.
I think if this continues like this, It won’t take long for both of them to get into the thick statisticsbecause the greatness of their bet breaks all limits and they have done more for the profession of voltomaniacs than many in their entire sporting career.
Image: ASO/Charly Lopez
2024-01-11 23:10:43
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